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World A sightseeing plane crashed Thursday in the area of Misty Fjords National Monument in southeast Alaska, killing all six people on board, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad personnel disembark from a helicopter in Ketchikan, Alaska, on Thursday. The KVRS was among those responding to a …

Politics Some Afghan interpreters who risked their lives to flee the country are considering a dangerous new journey back into Afghanistan in the hopes of qualifying for resettlement in Canada. Some Afghan interpreters who risked their lives to flee the country are considering a dangerous new journey back into Afghanistan …

World An overloaded van carrying 29 migrants has crashed on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others, authorities say. Texas Department of Public Safety officers pick up debris near a vehicle where multiple people died after the van carrying migrants …

World Australia's government on Thursday pledged the equivalent of $1 billion Cdn to address what is called Indigenous disadvantage, including compensation to thousands of mixed-race children who were taken from their families over decades. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivers his statement on the Closing the Gap Implementation Report at …

World·New Banks, businesses and government offices were shuttered Wednesday as Lebanon marks one year since the horrific explosion at the port of Beirut. A large explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Aug. 4, 2020. Memorials, prayers and protests are expected today.(Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images) Banks, businesses and government offices were …

World New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced mounting pressure Tuesday to resign, including from U.S. President Joe Biden and other onetime Democratic allies, after an investigation found he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women and worked to retaliate against one of his accusers. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo makes a …

World More than 300 people died in recent flooding in central China, authorities said Monday, three times the previously announced toll. People stand next to flowers placed at a memorial for flood victims in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, on July 27. Record rainfall inundated the city on July 20, turning …

World Firefighters using planes and helicopters, and locals with buckets of water, battled wildfires raging for a sixth day near southern coastal resorts in drought-hit Turkey on Monday and the government faced fresh criticism of its handling of the disaster. Firefighters using planes and helicopters, and locals with buckets of …

World Six months after seizing power from the elected government, Myanmar's military leader on Sunday declared himself prime minister and said he would lead the country under the extended state of emergency until elections are held in about two years. Coup leader Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, seen here attending a …

World·THE LATEST Tokyo Olympics organizers say they have banished six people, including two silver medallists from the country of Georgia, for breaking rules designed to protect against COVID-19. Georgian judo medalists Vazha Margvelashvili, left, and Lasha Shavdatuashvili were banished from the Olympics after they broke COVID-19 rules to go sight-seeing …